Charles Zukoski Named UB Provost and Executive Vice President

It is my great pleasure to announce the appointment of Charles
F. Zukoski as Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic
Affairs at the University at Buffalo, effective this summer.

Professor Zukoski’s appointment is the culmination of an
extensive international search launched in September 2011.
From a deep and impressive pool of highly qualified individuals, he
emerged as a truly outstanding candidate. His intellectual
energy and creativity, his exceptional leadership and collegiality,
and his great passion for public higher education quickly became
evident in this process. To these impressive qualities, he
adds remarkable and broad-ranging expertise in academic leadership,
international education, economic engagement, and in building
strong partnerships within and across the university. I have
every confidence that he will be a stellar addition to our senior
leadership team and to our university community at this exciting
time in UB’s ongoing pursuit of excellence.

For more details about this appointment and about Charles
Zukoski’s background and accomplishments, I invite you to
view the full announcement, available here.

Please join me in welcoming Charles Zukoski to this important
leadership role—one of vital importance to our university as
together we pursue our ambitious vision of an even stronger UB with
an even greater impact on the communities we serve.

Sincerely,

Satish K. Tripathi

President

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